Saturday

[Shadow Leader]

Euro, despite what you think, R4s do actually favour the punter. Backing a horse at a morning price and having a R4 deduction on it virtually always works out very much more in the punters favour than taking the price once the new book has been compiled.

 

[davidjohnson]

Anyone that cannot see how Rule 4's favour the punter should work out the adjusted odds on the original market with a rule 4 applied and then compare it to the odds on the reformed market. I'd go so far as to say that punters would be favoured in about 90% of races where a non-runner is declared.

 

[davidjohnson]

Apologies, I've just noticed I've virtually repeated just one Shadow Leader said.

 

[Shadow Leader]

No apology needed - it's nice to be agreed with once in a while!

 

[davidjohnson]

You should be right more often ;-)

 

[Gamla Stan]

Very true and if you bet with a best odds guaranteed firm, they'll pay out whatever returns you the most, be it the lower SP or the price you took with a rule 4.